Garment-supporter.



PATENTED JULY' 30, 1907.

F. H. NEWTQN. GARMBNT SUPPURTER. APPLICATION FILED '.FEB.5,1907.

/NVE/VTOR l NEWTUN FRANK H A T'OHNE YS ritrarre4 sinon,

FRANK H. NEWTON, OF GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA'.

GARMEN'r-SUPPORTER. y

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3o, 190'?.

Application filed February 5,1907. Serial No. 355,846.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known 'that I, FRANK H. NEWTON, a citizen of the United States7and a resident of Greenville, in the county of Greenville and State ofSouth Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements i nv(larment-Supporters, of which the following isy a specification.

This invention is an improvement in garment supporters, which maybe usedfor holding the longr gloves now (.enunonly used, but which may also beemployed as hose supporters whenever desired; a'nd theinVen tionconsists incertain novel constructions and cornhinations of parts aswill lit-hereinafter described and claimed. v

In the drawing, l'figure l is a perspective view of the invention as inuse l'or holding a glove. trates the invention applied for holding orsupporting hose. Fig. 3 is a detail perspeetiveview.of the supporter.Fig. 4 is a. del-ail section on about lino 4 4 of` `.l"ig. 1i. vl"ig. 5is :t detail section on about line 5---5 of l"i 3 I A t also pun ldedwith a buckle F by which the length of fio i the band may be adjusted todifferent sizes.

'lfhe frame C may preferably be a circular yframe, as shown, having across-bar C and a button G centrally thereon, and a short strap 1Isimilar to the strap D is secured at one end to the upper side of theframe C i end the1'eof,-and a frame at the other end of tii band proandis provided at its otherv end with o. clasp I t0 cooperate with thebutton G in securing a glove. I'also provide a button E on the band-tocoperate with the clasp lt). l A

flhe button G may preferably-be provided with'the inner scat l'or theclasp B and the outer seat; G2 for the clasp l so the clasp B will notinterfere with the engagement oi' the clasp I with the button insecuring the garment.

Manil'cstly for use in supporting gloves the sup Fig. 2 illusoperatingparts may beornamented, jeweled or other- Wise to fsuit the market.

In operation the band A may be clasped around the arm at any suitableheight and the straps D and H projecting upwardly therefrom andthe glovelbe drawn up over the buttons G and E and the clasps I and E be turneddown to engage with the glove and Secure the vsame upon their respectivebuttons, as will be readily understood by those accustomed to the use ofclasps of this character. l

1. A supporter substantially as herein described ycomprising n hand, aclasp at one end of the liandHa fram'e at the other end of the band andprovided with an: outwardly projectingr button for engagement by theclasp at th other end ot' the h-md and extended to adapt it forengagement of said strap und adapted t engage with the said button', ashort strap' secured nt one end to tile bandat :1 point op.-

posite said tirst strap und projecting upwardly from the hand, n' eluspat the'upper end of the said strapfand o button onfthe hund forengagement by said clasp, substanhe claspedaronndthe arm and providedwith an outwardly projccting'lmtton and :1 strap projecting upwardlyfrom the band and provided with a clasp to engage with said hutten,'fsuhstantinlly ns set forth.

2i. A garment supporter' comprisinga band adaptedl to he clasped aroundthe arm, a strap secured to .and pro-A jecting upwardly from said band,:i clasp carried by the said strap und adapted to be turned down, and nbutton carried by the baud i'or'engagement by SaidstrapWhe'n so turneddown, substnnl'ially as set forthj. v -t. A garment supporter having aband, 'a clasp at one vided with a .central button adapted forengagement by said clasp, a 'short sil-:lp secured to the upper side ofsaid 5. A garment supporter comprising a bund provided at" approximatelytliometrienily opposite points with upwurdly projecting straps, claspscarried by said straps, and bu tons in connection with the lhund forengagement by said clasps, substantially as sot forth. c

` FRANK H. NEWTON."

Witnesses z Sonon C. Kmioiv,Y Tin-mn' B. TunrrN.

